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centripetal_force

centripetal force

English

Noun

centripetal force ‎(uncountable)

(physics) The force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation.

Translations

the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation

Armenian: կենտրոնաձիգ ուժ ‎(kentronajig už)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 向心力 (zh)
Czech: dostředivá síla f
Finnish: sentripetaalivoima, keskihakuisvoima
German: Zentripetalkraft f
Hungarian: centripetális erő

Icelandic: miðsóknarkraftur m
Japanese: 求心力 (ja), 向心力 (ja)
Portuguese: força centrípeta f
Russian: центростремительная си́ла ‎(centrostremitelʹnaja síla)
Spanish: fuerza centrípeta f
Swedish: centripetalkraft (sv) c
Tagalog: gitisig, tungaing isig

See also

centrifugal force